Reflecting on 2014
It’s that time again… the very first day in a brand-new year. One of the cool things about having a blog is that it makes it REALLY easy to look back on major, and not-so-major, events. I had to laugh...
View ArticleWelcome Escape
Not only did Hubby and I get out of the house yesterday, we got to ride our motorcycles. Imagine a big smile on my face, ‘kay? The weather has been rather crappy round here. Lots of cold, but little...
View ArticleLOVE Captured on Valentine’s Day
While daydreaming about fun warmer weather excursions recently, I came up with an idea for my own little scavenger hunt. Who doesn’t LOVE a scavenger hunt? Especially if it means getting out on the...
View ArticleNot Just Another Doggie Transport
CORRECTION: I goofed. You’l see my fix in red below. In short, Nancy is the coordinator for two Brittany rescue groups. Transports are executed without distinguishing between the two groups. I helped...
View ArticleOut and About
Mother Nature has been teasing us with little outbursts of Spring. While yesterday would have been a nice day to ride, we had some things on our to-do list than needed doing. And today’s weather is...
View ArticleNot-so-traditional Thanksgiving
I hope you folks in the US enjoyed your Thanksgiving. Ours was interesting. As I mentioned the other day, we didn’t have any meal plans for turkey day. A couple of weeks ago, when I was cataloging VA...
View ArticleSnowpocalypsemageddon, Part 1
All is well here at the ToadMama abode. I was actually away at a work meeting Tuesday night through Friday morning. With the blizzard being forecast for our region, I made sure I left the hotel good...
View ArticleEaster at Ruuska Resort
Despite the tone of my recent posts, it’s not all doom and gloom around here. In fact, it’s not really gloomy at all. I’m just feeling a bit “off.” But things are definitely looking up. There’s nothing...
View ArticleWelcome to the New Year
If you’d asked me a couple of weeks ago whether or not I had plans for the new year, I would have said, yes. Like making 2018 a year of more two-wheeled adventures (sorely lacking in 2017). Seeing more...
View ArticleUncertainty
This new year has slithered in with an air of uncertainty. It seems to be hanging over me in a dark cloud. Decisions pending, some of which are life and death. Others may “only” be life-changing. Sigh....
View ArticleIt Was Time to Say Goodbye
We said goodbye to K yesterday, Thursday, February 22, around 4:30 PM. She went peacefully, quickly, with the two people she loved most in this world right by her side. It was horrible, but beautiful....
View ArticleNot-so-traditional Thanksgiving
I hope you folks in the US enjoyed your Thanksgiving. Ours was interesting. As I mentioned the other day, we didn’t have any meal plans for turkey day. A couple of weeks ago, when I was cataloging VA...
View ArticleGoodbyes Suck
This past week was a tough one for me. A month or so ago, we learned that our friends Amy and Zephyr would be moving to Arizona at the end of the month. What was supposed to be a farewell on Friday,...
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